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Live Fatwa (General Session)

Dr. Muhammad Salama
31 January, 2017

 

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As-salamu alaiykum Many a times I do shopping through different online shopping websites to save time and energy. To lure the customers they sometimes give me cash back for shopping. For example if I buy articles worth ₹500 they will transfer ₹50 or something like to my account as cash back. They are transferring money as cash back for many transactions like online bus tickets, air tickets, train tickets, electricity bills, recharge of mobiles and so on. I wanna know is this kind of cash back haram or halal? Please explain in light of the Qur'an and Sahih Hadith. Jazak Allah khair



Wa-alaykum as-salamu wa-rahmatullah wa-barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

This sounds like a kind of discount made after purchase on the total due sum, which is permissible. If I have not understood the question properly, please write back to clarify.

Almighty Allah knows best.

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I'm 18 year old Muslimah. I realized maybe monogamy isn't for me. I'd have to take care of myself and care for my husband sexual needs EVERYDAY. I have to work & household chores, but my sexual drive isn't as strong as my future husband. If there was a 2nd wife, there will be less pressure. I can have time for myself. Men need sex more often than women, & there are times I don't want it & rather have some time for writing, eating, friends, enjoying myself, etc. there is less pressure for me to look good. If I don't look well, I'm sick, or I gained weight, I always have a back up wife. Less problems. Besides, being physical is just being physical. Lots of people hook up but doesn't mean they care about the other person.



Wa-alaykum as-salamu wa-rahmatullah wa-barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

These sound very reasonable and reveal a balanced and fair mind. Rare are women who may think this way. Polygamy has been made available to achieve great purposes and solve many social problems.

1) It is the alternative of adultery that has spread in other communities that disallow polygamy as men there look for pleasure outside marriage.

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2) It helps decrease the number of unmarried women in the society with all the problems this increasing number causes.

3) It is the solution when a man comes to hate his first wife but does not want to divorce her and break the family.

May Allah bless and reward you and grant you a good, religious husband.

Almighty Allah knows best.

How do I complete my Maghrib prayer if I missed first rak`ah after an imam? Do I to recite any Surah after Al-Fatiah or only al-Fatiah?



Wa-alaykum as-salamu wa-rahmatullah wa-barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

According to the most preponderant juristic opinion, for a Muslim who joins the imam in Prayer after missing some rak`ahs (prayer units), the number of rak`ahs begins with the first rak`ah he catches with the imam. So, when the imam finishes the congregational Prayer, those who missed some rak`ahs stand up to complete what they missed.

Hence, for the case in question, you need to make one rak`ah, which is the third for you. In the third rak`ah, you need to recite al-Fatihah only.

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Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu Alayukum! I have some money to give in zakah. I was thinking that I should give part of this money to my friend who is studying with me, and who is really in need of money. But then I was confused that can I give this money to him, without mentioning that it is the money of zakah? But suddenly, he asked me to give some money to him. Now, my question is that can I give this money of zakah to him without mentioning that to him.



Wa-alaykum as-salamu wa-rahmatullah wa-barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

Almighty Allah says what means :

“Indeed, [prescribed] charitable offerings are only [to be given] to the poor and the indigent, and to those who work on [administering] it, and to those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to [free] those in bondage, and to the debt-ridden, and for the cause of God, and to the wayfarer. [This is] an obligation from God. And God is all-knowing, all-wise.” (At-Tawbah 9:60)

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So, if your friend is poor and needs money, then he falls under one of these categories and you may give him out of the zakah-charity. You do not have to tell him about the reality of this money.

Almighty Allah knows best.

‏I have a question about working as a taxi driver in the UK. ‏A taxi driver in the UK sometime picks drunk people. Sometime, they have to carry drinks for them in their bags but they don't touch them. Sometime, they carry the bags but don't know that there is alcohol inside? Is it halal to work as taxi driver?



Wa-alaykum as-salamu wa-rahmatullah wa-barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

It is basically permissible to work as a taxi driver. But as in any other job or profession, a Muslim has to abide by the teachings of his religion. Picking a drunk person is not prohibited. If this person carries a bag and you do not know what it contains, then you do not have to inquire. But if you come to know that this person carries wine or the like intoxicants, then you have to refrain from picking him.

Almighty Allah knows best.

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In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

Soybeans is basically a halal food. The problem always arises when man wrongly interferes with the divine creation. The health problems recently discovered in soybean-based foods are related to genetically modified types. Soy can be incredibly healthful if it is organic and properly fermented.

So, it will depend on the type of the soy used with this meet. If it proves harmful, then it becomes haram to consume it.

Almighty Allah knows best.

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As-salamu alaykum I am curious to know and understand the reason for Allah (SAW) referring to Himself as "We" ....if indeed, He is only One. Can someone please clarify this for me? Thank you. Salaams



Wa-alaykum as-salamu wa-rahmatullah wa-barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

“We” does not necessarily indicate plurality. It is widely used by kings and other sovereigns in their speeches to express a sort of magnificence, authority, and supremacy (see Merriam Webster Dictionary, for example). Almighty Allah is the King of all kings and the real Magnificent and this is why this pronoun is used when referring to divine acts and deeds. On the other hand, when referring to the divine entity, only the pronoun “I” is used to indicate the Oneness of the Divine Being.

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Almighty Allah knows best.

Can a Muslim marry a non-Muslim (Roman Catholic)?



Wa-alaykum as-salamu wa-rahmatullah wa-barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

The Quranic verses (2:221 and 5:5) explicitly state that a Muslim woman may not marry a non-Muslim at all, no matter what his religion may be; and that a Muslim man may not also marry a non-Muslim woman unless she is a Jew or Christan and is chaste (never engaged in illicit sexual relationship).

Almighty Allah knows best.

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Assalamu 'alaykum!In the past I have done many acts that I feel like grave sins in Islam. I was lost before, and was consumed by wordly acts (i.e. alcohol, smoking, sex, etc.).My guilt right now is overwhelming. I have stopped drinking, smoking, and I am doing my best to avoid Zina, by lowering my gaze. But, I have struggles controlling myself to do acts like masturbation, I got addicted to it so much in the past. I am doing my best to abstain from it. Before, I did it, once or twice a day. Now, I have minimized it to once a week, but I am trying my best to abstain from it completely.How to stop masturbating? Please do help by answering. Thank you!



Wa-alaykum as-salamu wa-rahmatullah wa-barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

May Allah forgive you and grant your sincere repentance.

 

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You did not say why you are not married. Marriage will solve your problem. But, anyhow, this compunction is a good sign. Never feel despaired of repentance. Allah (exalted is He) said,

 

“Say, [O Prophet]: O My servants! Those [of you] who have committed [sins in great] excess against their own souls, never despond of the mercy of God! For, indeed, God forgives sins, one and all. Indeed, it is He [alone] who is the All-Forgiving, the Mercy-Giving.” (Az-Zumar 39:53)

The door of repentance is always there, but you need to keep knocking sincerely until it is open.

 

Masturbation, by definition, is the stimulation or manipulation of one’s gentile to reach orgasm.  Masturbation is prohibited as inferred from the Quranic verse “The ones, moreover, who are ever vigilant as to [the chastity of] their secret parts- except [in associating] with their wives, or [with] whomever their hands may rightfully possess, for, then, they are not blameworthy; but whoever seeks [a way] beyond this, then it is they who are the transgressors.” (Al-Mu’minun 23:5-7)

 

Part of sincere repentance is to quit all the practices that stimulate your desire, such as gazing at members of the opposite sex, watching explicit contents, etc.

 

You need also to keep your time busy with useful activities, because leisure time is a big opportunity for Satan to incite you for evil acts. Attend congregational prayers, find religious friends, stay away from the Internet as far as possible, try to memorize the Quran, practice fasting to break this appetite, try to serve your community through philanthropic activities, etc.

 

These are just examples of things that fill your time and keep you away from thinking about our appetite.

 

Allah (exalted is He) said:

 

“As to those who do not find [means] for marriage, let them keep themselves [pure and] chaste, until God enriches them from His bounty.” (An-Nur 24:33)

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever among you can afford to get married, let him do so, and whoever cannot afford it let him observe fasting, for it will be a restraint for him.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

 

Pray to Allah to keep you chaste and to grant you a religious wife.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Asalam o alikum My question is regarding the matter that I'm a student doing Masters in civil engineering studying at a university where my non-Muslim classmates are also there. Usually in the canteen we are taking food together, but my Muslim friend always takes a sip from the cup of female classmates which I felt is not permissible . Guide me how I can satisfy him regarding this matter.



Wa-alaykum as-salamu wa-rahmatullah wa-barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

As long as the drink is lawful, there is nothing wrong to take a sip from a friend. The problem, however, could be with unnecessary intermingling with female colleagues which opens the door for sinful acts. Islamic teachings have laid restrictions on the interaction between marriageable men and women to block all ways to evil practices.

Islam takes prohibitive measures and does not wait for evil to take place. Unnecessary mingling between marriageable men and women is not permissible and any contact has to be within the Islamic guidelines in this regard.

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All evil practices between men and women are results of neglecting such teachings. Many non-Muslims have converted to Islam when they realized these facts and compared them with the loose life style they live in with all its negative impact on individuals, families and the whole society.

Almighty Allah knows best.

AsalamuAleykom, I really like your page and I also think that you are doing a beautiful labor, helping people around the world. I'm a girl and I have 18 years old, I live in Spain and I'm doing a vocational training for one enterprise. In the future Inshaallah if I pass all the exams I'm going to go to Germany in order to take practices and after that work there. The problem is I don't know if it is allowed to a woman to go abroad in order to work, I will spend approximately 6 months there and after that I will bring my family there. But I will spend 6 months sharing a flat with 2 girls that they are my classmates. I think it's a good opportunity in order to develop my career and have good future for my family (parents and siblings), but I don't know if it is allowed. Thank you very much and May Allah bless you and all the Muslims of our Ummah.



Wa-alaykum as-salamu wa-rahmatullah wa-barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

There is difference of opinion among scholars whether a Muslim woman may travel without a husband or mahram (non-marriageable relative). A number of contemporary scholars have given preference to the opinion that allows women to travel without a husband or mahram but with a safe company, as in the modern form of trains, planes, etc. However, others are still more conservative groups of scholars who stipulate the company of a husband or mahram as mentioned in the prophetic statements.

Second, for a Muslim woman, to travel alone and spend all this time without a husband or family is a risky endeavor. You already live in a western country and know the western lifestyle, but at least you are under the protection and supervision of your family and soon you will get married, insha’Allah. I do not see the reasons you mentioned sufficient to legitimize your travel alone away from the family. Let me here remind you of the Prophetic promise “You will never leave out something for the sake of Allah but that He will compensate you with something better.”

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Almighty Allah knows best.

As-salam alaikum! My husband divorced me a few days before I went abroad. I had to return a week before `iddah was finished, my husband planned to return me. But due to some unexpected circumstances I returned 2 weeks later. Does this mean that our nikah is completely annulled and I have to marry to another man to return to my husband?



Wa-alaykum as-salamu wa-rahmatullah wa-barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

Almighty Allah says in the Qur’an what means

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“[Pronouncement of] divorce is [revocable] two times. [Each time thereafter, wives are] to be retained, in accordance with what is right, or set free with generous kindness. Moreover, it is not lawful for you to take back anything [in divorce] of what you have given them- unless both have cause to fear  that they will not [be able to] maintain the ordained limits of God [in their settlement]. So, if you [who judge between them have cause to] fear that they will not [be able to] maintain the ordained limits of God, then there shall be no blame on either of them in that which she may compensate [the husband, for her parting]. Thus these are the ordained limits of God, so do not transgress them. For whoever transgresses the ordained limits of God, then it is such as these who are the wrongdoers.But if he duly divorces her [the third time], she is not lawful to him thereafter, until she marries a husband other than him. Then, [should the succeeding husband die, or] should he duly divorce her, then there is no blame on either of them [in the preceding union] if they go back to each other- provided both think they can maintain the ordained limits of God. Thus, these are the ordained limits of God, which He makes clear for a people who would [seek to] know [and fulfill His commandments].” (Al-Baqarah 2:229-230)

So, if the divorce in question is the third one, you can never remarry until you get divorced from another husband. This second husband has to marry you with pure intention of marriage not with the intention of divorcing you to be lawful for the first husband. In other words, the second marriage has to be a normal one. Then if it happens that you get divorced, then you may remarry the first husband.

 

If, however, the divorce in question is the first or the second, then your husband can take you back before the end of the `iddah (waiting period) without a new marriage contract. This revocation of the divorce during the `iddah can be done with any indicative words or acts. Even if the `iddah has ended, you may remarry, but with a new marriage contract.

 

As your question does not show to which scenario your case belongs and as there is other sensitive information needed to have full picture of the situation, we always advise, in cases of divorce, that both spouses should have direct contact to the mufti.  The mufti is always in need for more details in such cases.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.